State-of-the-Art Paper:

Kwan-Leung Chan

Is aortic stenosis a preventable disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 593-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: clinical trial:

Ronald G. Schwartz, Thomas A. Pearson, Vijay G. Kalaria, Maria L. Mackin, Daniel J. Williford, Ashish Awasthi, Abrar Shah, Adam Rains, and Joseph J. Guido

Prospective serial evaluation of myocardial perfusion and lipids during the first six months of pravastatin therapy: Coronary artery disease regression single photon emission computed tomography monitoring trial
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 600-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jens C. Nielsen, Lene Kristensen, Henning R. Andersen, Peter T. Mortensen, Ole L. Pedersen, and Anders K. Pedersen

A randomized comparison ofatrial and dual-chamber pacing in177 consecutive patients with sick sinus syndrome: Echocardiographic and clinical outcome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 614-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Mark D. Carlson, John Ip, John Messenger, Scott Beau, Steven Kalbfleisch, Pierre Gervais, Douglas A. Cameron, Aurelio Duran, Jesus Val-Mejias, Judith Mackall, Michael Gold ADOPT Investigators

A new pacemaker algorithm for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: Results of the Atrial Dynamic Overdrive Pacing Trial (ADOPT)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 627-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Editorial comment:

Roger S. Blumenthal and Ty J. Gluckman

New insights into the relationship between myocardial perfusion and lipid-lowering
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 611-613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond G. McKay

Evolving strategies in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the community hospital setting
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 642-645. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arthur J. Moss

Dead is dead, but can we identify patients at increased risk for sudden cardiac death?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 659-660. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carl J. Lavie and Richard V. Milani

Obesity and cardiovascular disease: the hippocrates paradox?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 677-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmed Tawakol and James Muller

Through the looking glass: An angioscopic view of the effect of statin therapyon coronary artery plaques
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 687-689. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian F. Hernandez and Christopher M. O'Connor

Sparing a little may save a lot: Lessons from the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 709-711. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marvin A. Konstam

Colloid osmotic pressure: An under-recognized factor in the clinical syndrome of heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 717-718. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J. V. McMurray and Chris Hillier

The rise and fall of myotrophin in heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 726-727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin F. Byrd III and Lisa A. Mendes

Cardiac complications of mediastinal radiotherapy: The other side of the coin
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 750-751. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Serge Barold

Adverse effects of ventricular desynchronization induced by long-term right ventricular pacing
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 624-626. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical research: acute myocardial infarction:

Bruno Scheller, Benno Hennen, Bernd Hammer, Jürgen Walle, Christian Hofer, Volker Hilpert, Horst Winter, Georg Nickenig, Michael Böhm SIAM III Study Group

Beneficial effects of immediate stenting after thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 634-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Harold L. Dauerman and Burton E. Sobel

Synergistic treatment of ST-segmentelevation myocardial infarction with pharmacoinvasive recanalization
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 646-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Heikki V. Huikuri, Jari M. Tapanainen, Kai Lindgren, Pekka Raatikainen, Timo H. Mäkikallio, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, and Robert J. Myerburg

Prediction of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction in the beta-blocking era
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 652-658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Stig E. Bojesen, Klaus Juul, Peter Schnohr, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, and B.ørge G. Nordestgaard

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Pl^A2/Pl^A2 homozygosity associated with risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction in young men: The Copenhagen City Heart Study
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 661-667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: coronary surgery:

Barnaby C. Reeves, Raimondo Ascione, Martin H. Chamberlain, and Gianni D. Angelini

Effect of body mass index on early outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 668-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: effects of statin therapy:

Masamichi Takano, Kyoichi Mizuno, Shinya Yokoyama, Koji Seimiya, Fumiyuki Ishibashi, Kentaro Okamatsu, and Ryota Uemura

Changes in coronary plaque color and morphology by lipid-lowering therapy with atorvastatin: serial evaluation by coronary angioscopy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 680-686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Yinong Young-Xu, K. Arnold Chan, James K. Liao, Shmuel Ravid, and Charles M. Blatt

Long-term statin use and psychological well-being
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 690-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: hormone therapy in coronary artery disease:

Kaye A. Griffiths, Mark A. Sader, Michael R. Skilton, Jason A. Harmer, and David S. Celermajer

Effects of raloxifene on endothelium-dependent dilation, lipoproteins, and markers of vascular function in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 698-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: heart failure:

Michael Domanski, James Norman, Bertram Pitt, Mark Haigney, Stephen Hanlon, and Eliot Peyster

Diuretic use, progressive heart failure, and death in patients in the studies of left ventricular dysfunction (SOLVD)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 705-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphane Arquès, Pierre Ambrosi, Richard Gélisse, Roger Luccioni, and Gilbert Habib

Hypoalbuminemia in elderly patients with acute diastolic heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 712-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Russell J. O'Brien, Ian Loke, Joan E. Davies, Iain B. Squire, and Leong L. Ng

Myotrophin in human heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 719-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

John G. Lainchbury, Elizabeth Campbell, Christopher M. Frampton, Timothy G. Yandle, M. Gary Nicholls, and A. Mark Richards

Brain natriuretic peptide and n-terminal brain natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with acute shortness of breath
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 728-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Jeptha P. Curtis, Seth I. Sokol, Yongfei Wang, Saif S. Rathore, Dennis T. Ko, Farid Jadbabaie, Edward L. Portnay, Stephen J. Marshalko, Martha J. Radford, and Harlan M. Krumholz

The association of left ventricular ejection fraction, mortality, and cause of death in stable outpatients with heart failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 736-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: cardiac effects of radiotherapy:

Paul A. Heidenreich, Steven L. Hancock, Byron K. Lee, Carol S. Mariscal, and Ingela Schnittger

Asymptomatic cardiac disease following mediastinal irradiation
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 743-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: electrophysiology:

Hung-Fat Tse, Sven Reek, Carl Timmermans, Kathy Lai-Fun Lee, J. Christoph Geller, Luz-Maria Rodriguez, Benoit Ghaye, Gregory M. Ayers, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Helmut U. Klein, and Chu-Pak Lau

Pulmonary vein isolation using transvenous catheter cryoablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation without risk of pulmonary vein stenosis
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 752-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Clinical research: pediatric cardiology:

Marja Raatikka, Pirkko M. Pelkonen, Jouko Karjalainen, and Eero V. Jokinen

Recurrent pericarditis in children and adolescents: Report of 15 cases
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 759-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Martijn A. Oudijk, Jopje M. Ruskamp, F. F. Tessa Ververs, E. Barbara Ambachtsheer, Philip Stoutenbeek, Gerard H. A. Visser, and Erik J. Meijboom

Treatment of fetal tachycardia with sotalol: transplacental pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

John P. Girod and Daniel J. Brotman

Does glucocorticoid dysregulation contribute to the link between cigarette smoking and insulin resistance?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 771. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerald M. Reaven and Philip S. Tsao

Does glucocorticoid dysregulation contribute to the link between cigarette smoking and insulin resistance? Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 771-772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Rott

Clopidogrel versus ticlopidine after the placement of coronary artery stents
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Mueller, Heinz J. Buettner, and Franz-Josef Neumann

Clopidogrel versus ticlopidine after the placement of coronary artery stents: Reply
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 772-773. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsung O. Cheng

Fast food and obesity in China
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 42: 773. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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